Toy boat



A. B. DAVIS.

TOY BOAT. v APPLICATION FILED JAN-19,1920.

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' ABBOTTB. DAVIS, OF S AUGKTU CK, JYIICHIGAN.

TOY BOAT.

To all a hom it may concern Be it known that I, ABBOTT B. DAVIS, acitizenof the United States of America residing at Saugatuok. in thecounty of Allegan and State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Toy- Boats; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clearQand exact descrip tion of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled inthe art to which it apper which can bemanufactured at low cost.

For an understanding of the invention and the construction embodying thesame, reference may be had to the following description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view ofthe boat, parts being broken away and insection.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the boat showing the mechanismin side elevation; and

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken through the'boat.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different views ofthe drawing.

The boat has a bottom 1 and sides 2 which may be integrally formed fromsheet metal if desired or by the use of any suitablematerial. A fiatmetal supporting plate 3 is located across the boat having downturnedends 4 mounted on pintles 5 which extend through the sides 2, wherebysaid plate may be rocked back and forth about the axis of said pins. Afigure 6 is attached to and extends upwardly from'the plate 3 beingprovided with arms 7 which are pivotally mounted at their rear ends andextend from the figure. The ends of oars 8 are attached to the free endsof the arms 7. Said oars pass through suitable openings 9 made in andadjacent the upper edges of the sides 2 of the boat.

Directly below the plate 3 a shaft 10 is located being mounted at itsends in the v Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

Application filed January 19, 1920. Serial No. 352,427."

sides 2 of the boat. This shaft is formed with an off-set portion 11,whereby,eo n r0- tation of the shaft, said part 11 acts as a crank and,being disposed between the legs of a U-shaped stirrup 12attached to theunder side of the plate 3, rocks said plate back and forth about thepivots 5, thereby causing the figure 6 to oscillate back and.

forth as is obvious. This causes a swinging movement ofthe oars 8 aboutthe points where they pass through/the sides ofthe boat. f

A link 13 isconnected at its lower end to the off-set portion 11 of theshaft 10' and a at its upper end to a cross rod 14 which connects thearms 7. As the shaft 10 is rotated it is apparent that the arms 7 areraised and lowered about their pivotal connection to the figure 6causing a simultaneous lowering and raising of the outer ends of theoars 8. This motion is timed so that,

whenthe boat is placed in the water, the

forward vrocking movement given to the figure takes place when the outerends of the voars 8 are raised to pass above the water,

while the backward movement of the figure takes place when the outerends of the oars are lowered to dip in the water, it being apparent thatthis simulates a rowing motion and causes the boat to move through thewater.

4 A gear 15 is fixed on the shaft 10 with which a pinion 16 isin-engagement, the same being secured at the end of a shaft 17 suitablymounted in a frame 18 attached to the bottom of the boat. The end of theshaft 17 isformed with a hook over which a heavy rubber band 19 isplaced. This band ex- -tends to and is connected with a similarly shapedhook mounted on a shaft 20, the same being suitably mounted. at thefront end of i the boat and passing through a bracket 21 as shown. Thefree end of the shaft 20 is formed into a crank 23 for turning the sameby hand. Adjacent the bracket 21 a ratchet wheel 24 is secured withwhicha pawl 25 mounted on the bracket 21 may engage to stop movement ofthe wheel 24 in one direction.

It is apparent that the band 19 may be the boat tomove over the water.The con- 'struction is relatively simple and may be manufactured at lowcost. In practice the same has worked out especially satisfactorily.

I claim:

1. In combination, a miniature boat, a supporting plate extendingbetween and pivotally mounted on the sides of the boat, a figureattachedto and extending upwardly from said plate, arms pivotallymounted on and extending from" the figure, oars pivotally mounted on"the boat and connected at their inner ends to the outer ends of said.

portion of the'shaft passes, a link attached to said offset portion ofthe shaft at one'endand to the arms atits opposite end, and

means for turning the shaft, Substantially" as and: for the purposesdescribed.

2. In a construction of the character described, a miniature boat, asupporting plate located between and pivotally mounted on the sides ofthe boat, a figure attached 1 to .and extending upwardly from the plate,

arms pivotally mounted on and extending from the figure, oars pivotallymounted on the 'boat one at each side thereof and attached at the innerends to the outer ends of said arms, a shaft rotatably mounted on andextending between the sides of'the boat, means for driving said shaft,means operatively connecting the oars lwith said shaft,

and means operatively connecting the supporting plate with said shaftwhereby, on'

rotationof the shaft, the figure is turned back and forth aboutthepivotal axis of the supporting plate and the arms are raised up anddown about their pivotal connection and for the to the figure,substantially as purposes described; I y

In testimony whereof I aflix my si nature. ABBOTT B. DXVIS;

